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The twenty‑three‑year‑old ordered 212 burned and won three fragile crowns
A 23‑year‑old duke orders 212 burned south of Vienna; what did it cost him as he fights for power and crowns in the Holy Roman Empire?
The twenty‑three‑year‑old ordered 212 burned and won three fragile crowns
In this episode, we trace the sixteen years that lead to a single morning in March 1421 when a precise count-ninety‑two men and one hundred and twenty women-were executed south of Vienna. We follow the young duke’s rise from a child under regency to a ruler balancing piety, politics, and the brutal tools of authority, asking how those choices reshaped his rule and the duchy.
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